Sjöstedt's greenbul (Baeopogon clamans) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in western and central Africa.

Sjöstedt's greenbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Baeopogon
Species:
B. clamans
Binomial name
Baeopogon clamans
(Sjöstedt, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Xenocichla clamans

Taxonomy and systematics

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Sjöstedt's greenbul was originally described in the genus Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda), then re-classified to Baeopogon. The common name commemorates the Swedish ornithologist Bror Yngve Sjöstedt.[2] Alternate names for Sjöstedt's greenbul include Sjöstedt's bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide bulbul, Sjöstedt's honeyguide greenbul, Sjöstedt's white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed greenbul. The latter alternate name is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and the swamp palm bulbul.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found from south-eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon to Central African Republic and extreme north-western Angola; central and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Baeopogon clamans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712841A94350903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712841A94350903.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 313.
  3. ^ "Baeopogon clamans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. ^ "Thescelocichla leucopleura - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.